1. God created gender identity
and distinction, complimenting and completing male with female (man and woman),
(Gen. 2:18). There is a new and growing
vocabulary:

a. Transgender:
“of, relating to, or being a person (as atranssexualortransvestite)
who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one
which corresponds to the person's sex at birth" (Merriam-Webster).

b. Gender identity:
“It was not until 1955 that John Money, Ph.D. first used the term “gender” to
discuss sexual roles, adding in 1966 the term “gender identity” while conducting
his gender research at Johns Hopkins. In 1974, Dr. N.W. Fisk provided our now
familiar diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria. Previously, one’s sexual role was
considered one of two discrete, non-overlapping congenital attributes — male or
female…” (What is Gender and Who is Transgendered?, Carl W. Bushong, PhD,
LMFT, www.transgendercare.com)

"Dysphoria could be defined as a
sudden and transient state of mind, such as feelings of sadness, sorrow and
anguish. It is a psychological condition accompanied by depression,
melancholy and pessimism.

"Dysphoria is generally
characterized as an unpleasant or uncomfortable emotion such as sadness
(depressed mood), anxiety, irritability or restlessness." (www.dysphoria.info)

2. Deep psychological problems are
present. But that does not remove moral accountability.

3. The transgender subculture is
becoming mainstream, fueled and supported by medical and psychological
communities, government and media (wisdom of men,
Col. 2:8).

"It's a topic that has rapidly
permeated the culture through entertainment, business, education and law.

"It was just a year ago when
Facebook® added more than 50 new "gender options" to their website for
people who don't identify as male or female. Last June, the social media
giant added more than 70 gender options for European Facebook users." (Transgenderism,
Focus on the Family email, 27Feb15).

b. Jenner tweeted:" I'm so happy
after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world
Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me." (businessinsider.com)

4. America has been conditioned to be
sympathetic towards TG people (by media, medicine, gov't, etc.):

a. Jenner is being described as,
"Very courageous". President Obama:
"It takes courage to share your story," the president Tweeted,
sharing Caitlyn's first Tweet from earlier in the day.Obama
then followed
up with
aTweet asking
people to share their own stories in the fight for LGBT rights." (http://goo.gl/mkow8h)

b. Human rights issue: June has been
declared LGBT Pride Month by the White House.

c. I have been accused of being
insensitive hater and bigot because of what I believe and teach:

"I’m a transgendered Christian
who happened upon your site while searching for transgender and the bible. I
consider the sermon you have posted - Bible Question Box: What about being
Transgender? (June 2005) to be uninformed hate speech and your best
course of action is to remove the sermon on the grounds that it has no basis in
scripture and is merely your own biased eisegesis. Do not respond to this
email." (Anonymous, 11/4/11)

d. Strange that those who don’t
want to be judged for being transgender will judge you for the opposite view (Matt.
7:1-2; Jno. 7:24).